Lincoln

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Lincoln
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Bristol

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Bristol
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Functional Safety Engineering

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Safety Engineering forms an integral part of the systems engineering lifecycle including requirements definition, procurement, installation, acceptance and continued safe operation of all platforms, equipment and services. Principally it should enable safety to be designed into a system early in the project through structured engineering methodologies and the right subject matter experts. Early consideration of functional safety engineering is critical to avoid costly redesign or sub optimal operations.

Ospreys approach is based on industry best practice across various civil and military domains, in most cases we are able to bring good practice from across different domains. We believe in an open, honest and collaborative relationship with our clients, this enables our clients to be fully informed of the safety programme throughout the project lifecycle.

Osprey have extensive and varied experience of all aspects of Functional Safety Engineering having supported a diverse range of platforms, weapons systems, equipment, and services in all areas of the project lifecycle in both defence and civil sectors.

At Osprey, our teams of suitable qualified and experienced engineering consultants can support you in the following areas:

  • Safety engineering and management activities in accordance with industry-specific standards e.g. Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP)4761, ARP4754, Defence Standard (DEF STAN) 00-56, Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 670 (inc SW 01) EUROCONTROL Safety Regulatory Requirement (ESARR)-4, CAP 722
  • Safety Risk Assessment and As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) recommendations in accordance with the relevant regulatory policy
  • Bow Tie Modelling, consisting of Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Event Tree Analysis (ETA)
  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Human Factors Analysis
  • Competence in the application of MOD ASPIRE process and delivering outputs such as Type Airworthiness Safety Assessment (TASA), TASA Report (TASAR), Risk to Life (ECtRtL) reports etc
  • Development of safety process and procedure for Acquisition and In-service Platforms equipment and services
  • Development and maintenance of effective Safety Management Systems (SMS)
  • Development of Safety Management Plans
  • Design for Reliability (Design Failure Analysis)
  • Reliability Requirements Capture
  • Basic Reliability and Mission Reliability
  • Reliability Test Requirements
  • Reliability Hazard Analyses
  • Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) / Failure Rates Analysis

Osprey has been contracted by my department since March 2014 to develop, author and maintain the Platform Safety Assessment (PSA)/ Safety Case for the UK Fleet of 22 A400M aircraft.  They have consistently demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the A400M Type Certification Basis (TCB) as well as the various Defence Standards and Regulatory Publications that are appropriate to A400M.  Their work has been completed to the highest standards and they have offered my team flexible and pragmatic solutions to some very complex problems.  I would have no hesitation in recommending Osprey to any future organisation within the Air Safety and Airworthiness arena.

 

A400M Certification Team Leader, DE&S, MOD

At short notice Osprey picked up and delivered, to the CAA, an extremely well researched piece of UAS analysis with a number of recommendations that we can take forward into delivery. The work is high risk and will inform political decision making in the UK and set a precedent across the world. The work they have delivered to date has met the agreed scope and quality. They have delivered to the timeframe and within the cost agreed without the need to direct or oversee the detail, which was extremely important especially when one of the reasons for the commercial arrangement with Osprey was due to internal resource constraints. The review and report they have completed will feed directly into UK Government policy as well as influence European and International policy direction for RPAS.

Civil Aviation Authority

The successful delivery of this significant ATC project would not have been possible were it not for the support of Osprey CSL and I’d like to thank them for their work.  Working closely with our project team, they helped to take an aspiration and turn it into a viable project that could be delivered within time and on budget. We have worked with Osprey before and I’m pleased with their technical knowledge and willingness to further enhance the technical excellence already present within our airport in order to form the most effective delivery team possible.

Alan Siddoway

Head of Air Traffic Control Services, Leeds Bradford Airport

Osprey provided a great service from the outset, and ensured that all aspects of the Safety Assurance documentation were accurate, robust and concise. It has been a pleasure working with the Osprey Safety Team, and I’d have no hesitation recommending their services to others.

West Wales Airport

As part of the overarching aviation safety case for MARS Tanker, Osprey were requested at very short notice to provide independent safety assurance for the new to service Kelvin Hughes ATM radar. The task was agreed and completed within a week fully meeting Project expectations and timeline enabling the ATM case to progress to the regulatory acceptance phase on time.

MARS Tanker Project Manager, DE&S, MOD

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